All the potential Pearson wants was on show last night. The attendance was obviously a massive vote of confidence especially when you consider the game was on TV. A shame that our mediocrity on the pitch spoiled the party. If confirmation were needed that giving Agar the boot was the right thing to do, last night crystalized it perfectly.

Not to mention the extension of the contract of one of the brightest talents at hooker in the country, and the signing of a young prop to go alongside that.

And the sacking of our conditioner.

That will probably take about another 50 days......AP has got to pace it for the faithful, too much excitement is not good for us

Don't you mean the Pig Pen Stadium

pearsons first 50 days at hull fc = brilliant

Exciting stuff!

Always remember Pearson is just an opportunist 'investor', not a benefactor.

He has no love or affinity for Rugby League itself, never mind Hull FC.

There is still plenty of speculation from his former colleagues and associates over what his 'end game' really is!

Whatever he does at the club, rest assured it will be in the main interest of Adam Pearson, not the fans!

I’m sure it is but success gets greater attendances with gains you more money and greater profit. Also I’m sure that AP saw an opportunity to get a lot of money but as long as FC becomes the club they should be from that (top 4) I don’t give two toots.

Pearson sees a business opportunity at FC because, despite finishing 3 seasons out of the last 4 in the bottom half of the table, we showed can still get a 14k+ gate (excluding away support) when the "excitement" on offer amounts to scrapping for a play-off place. The potential is pretty obvious.

Success for Pearson is therefore to get a successful team at FC and to try and fill the stadium, or at least get gates higher than the relatively dismal 11k average we've sunk to under Hetherington and Agar. If Pearson achieves this goal, who loses out, exactly? Pearson won't be at FC forever, but first of all he will have to speculate to accumulate, therefore it's unlikely he'll bail after one or two seasons to recoup his initial investments. Second of all if he's after selling FC for a profit, he'll have created a compelling investment for someone to buy through adding shareholder value to the club. Again, a good thing. Isn't it?

Of course it may go to hell, as already said, but the club was in danger of sliding further in 2012 51 days ago, with an ambitionless board embracing mediocrity and giving Agar a merit badge for perpetual underachievement. Pearson has brought hope to the fans. This hope may end up being unfulfilled, as it is essentially at 10 out of 12 SL clubs, but compared to what might have been 51 days ago, I think we're in a very positive position.

He's had a positive effect we've only lost once in the league since he arrived

Remember, JMR is just a very biiter Dobbin, and a poor troll.